Rs 7 billion worth rice crop damaged

Kathmandu- The recent rain and the disasters it caused have damaged rice crop worth Rs 7 billion throughout the country.

Secretary at the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, Krishna Prasad Acharya said the off-seasonal rain and the floods it caused destroyed 258 thousand 92 metric tonnes rice cultivated on about 68,000 hectares land. 

The highest damage is reported in Bardiya, Kapilbastu, Banke and Rupandehi districts of Lumbini Province. The damage in these districts is put at Rs 4.51 billion. The rain damaged 161 thousand223 metric tonnes rice cultivated on nearly 42 thousand hectares. 

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